Why does your partner suddenly annoy you? The brain uses "deactivation strategies" (focusing on the other person's flaws, a sudden desire for space) to create emotional distance when closeness unconsciously becomes threatening.
Deactivation Strategies
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Spot these patterns in your own conversations
The Smart Scan reads an exported chat history on your device and shows which of these patterns actually occur between you.
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